Image forming apparatus including recording head for ejecting liquid droplets

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a recording head having a plurality of nozzles to eject liquid droplets;
• a head holder to hold the recording head;
• a carriage reciprocally movable in a main scanning direction and holding the head holder;
• a guide member disposed along the main scanning direction to guide the carriage along the main scanning direction;
• a reference member disposed parallel to the guide member in the carriage to hold the head holder;
• an intermediate member dipplaceably disposed between the head holder and the carriage and held by the carriage;
• and
• an adjuster to adjust a position of the head holder by displacing the intermediate member,
• wherein the intermediate member is movably held in the carriage by support shaft member parallel to the reference member, and
• wherein the intermediate member has a recessed portion to engage with the reference member, and
• the support shaft member is disposed at a position closer to a front end of the carriage than the recessed portion.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a recording head having a plurality of nozzles to eject liquid droplets;
• a head holder to hold the recording head;
• a carriage reciprocally movable in a main scanning direction and holding the head holder;
• a guide member disposed along the main scanning direction to guide the carriage along the main scanning direction;
• a reference member disposed parallel to the guide member in the carriage to hold the head holder;
• an intermediate member displaceably disposed between the head holder and the carriage and held by the carriage;
• and
• an adjuster to adjust a position of the head holder by displacing the intermediate member,
• wherein the intermediate member has a recessed portion to engage with the reference member.